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HAPPY HOLIDAYS from www.Fretmentor.com Each and every year, I hold a holiday party where students learn to play Christmas tunes. They are assigned a song and together, work for weeks on playing the tunes. We held our party last week … Continue reading →

The other night I met some friends at a local gathering spot in Jupiter, Florida, known for its music. Every so often, should the urge hit me, I will head out to listen to new bands. My friend invited me … Continue reading →

To Pedal of Not To Pedal – Part II This is part 2 of our article on purchasing and setting up a pedal board (See Fretmentor’s Blog entitled “To Pedal or Not To Pedal Part 1”, where we talked about … Continue reading →

Fretmentor Group Classes Its that time of year again. A new year, new year resolutions, and proud new owners of musical instruments acquired from the holiday. Now the hard part. How do you learn to play guitar, banjo or mandolin … Continue reading →

Best time of my life! The Avett Brothers show at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Cedar Rapids was like a dream come true. With seats in the middle orchestra section Row C – yes, Row C! – it was … Continue reading →

An Interview With Banjo Legend Alan Munde On the weekend of January 28th, 2012, I had the honor of hosting banjo legend Alan Munde at my Fretmentor workshop for banjo, guitar, mandolin and fiddle players. Additional instructors at this event … Continue reading →

KT Tunstall Concert & A Cruise To The Bahamas Talk about going to see a concert in style. On the weekend of May 16-17, 2015, a very special woman in my life and I took a romantic two night cruise … Continue reading →

Raise Your Hand If You Are A Serious Music Student I regularly teach community education music classes through the Palm Beach County School system. The classes at Palm Beach Gardens High School are primarily for beginning students, many who have … Continue reading →

Matchcovers & Music What is the Connection? Over the past number of months, I have been busy working on a new blues instructional program for fretted instruments. One of the songs incorporated in my lesson plan is “Matchbox Blues”, which … Continue reading →

A recent feature for Fretmentor’s Blog is to hear about the experience of other music lovers, students and performers . Today, I have invited a guest (Doug Cone) to contribute a story on his experience performing music for the time … Continue reading →

A new feature for Fretmentor’s Blog is to hear about the experience of other music lovers, students and performers . Today, I have invited a guest (Silvia White) to contribute a story on her recent experiences playing music for a … Continue reading →

You know life is good when you get the chance to play music with one of the all-time great banjo players in the world. That is what we did today not far from the Atlantic Ocean. Alan Munde, the legendary … Continue reading →

August 20, 2011 in Ft Lauderdale, Florida If your talking about getting your money’s worth, the show I saw last night speaks volumes. Alison Krauss and Union Station performed on August 20, 2011 at the Broward Center for the Performing … Continue reading →

Does A Videotaped Music Recital Assist A Student? I remember when I was in high school and had to give a demonstration speech. It was videotaped. Right from the beginning, I hated the thought of having to demonstrate something in … Continue reading →

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